Assignment/Activities Today – Minimum Day

7th Grade

• Begin Chapter 16
• Use a Model of the Heart to Discuss Anatomy and Physiology
• Pathway of Blood Through the Heart
• Atria vs. Ventricles
• Brainpop – Circulatory System (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• Brainpop – Heart (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)

8th Grade

• Chapter 14 – Forces in Fluids
• Discuss Buoyancy – Why Do Rocks Sink Yet Aircraft Carriers Float?
• Why Did the Titanic Sink?
• Read and Discuss Pgs 412-416
• How Does a Submarine Similar to a Fish?  (Ballast Tubes vs. Swim Bladder)
• As a Group Complete “Math Focus” on Pg. 413
• Density = Mass/Volume

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #8: Buoyancy

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester